Thursday, August 20, 2020

Thankful Thursday August 20, 2020, nature pictures

Boat In Caribbean

With praise and thanksgiving they sang
 to the LORD: “He is good; his love
 toward Israel endures forever.”
Ezra 3:11 NIV


Greetings Sweet Friends,

So how are you doing these days?

We are doing pretty good, trying 
to adjust to some things we really
don't want to adjust to....and trying
to accept that some people don't
really understand /care how their
decisions affect others.....but that
is life.......but happy that we did 
a lot of cleaning this week so it
is always good to have a nice
 clean home. lol


Pictures today are Nature Pictures
that I have that came from Public
Domain
 https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/
because I haven't taken a lot of
pictures lately.  lol


Barn Owl


So on with my Thankfuls.....


#1
Thankful for being gifted with
2 wonderfully sweet home grown
pineapples from our neighbors.
(the same ones that bring us the
delicious veggie soup)
So delicious and timely, as we
were gonna get some at the store.



#2
Thankful for the cheery and
sweet lil teenager that took my
 to go order at Tijuana flats.  
She had such a servant heart
 and sounded so adorable.
I was cheered up just talking
to her. She even told my
hubby that she really enjoyed
talking to me, and he said she
said the same thing about you,
and he said she was adorable.
Hubby even put a good word
in for her to her manager and
he said yea, she's new and she
 has a lot of energy for sure.
My order was not exactly 
right but I was so blessed
talking to her I didn't even
care...........lol
Her light is sure shining!!







#3

Thankful Our Son stopped over
 today, and it was nice to have him
all to our selves for a change, as
that is a rare happening.



#4
Thankful for several long phone
 chats with our Daughter as well the
last few days.




#5
Thankful for a new Bath and Body
 fragrance refill, called White Tea 
and Sage.  Love that it makes the
 guest bath smell so fragrant.







#6
Thankful for a great quote
I heard from a young Pastor,
don't know his name but loved
his quote.

"We may have hell on the outside,
but we have heaven on the inside.
It means to me that know matter 
how bad things look in our world
for those that know the Lord, we
 have the holy spirit of God 
indwelling us and directing us.
Love that!!

#7 and 8
Thankful for trying a new Mom and
 Pop type restaurant after church on
Sunday and thankful for getting to 
spend some time with friends.
Any thing different is just so nice
right now.







#9
Thankful for our sweet and beautiful
Daughter/Best Friend...her birthday
was this passed Monday.  She is 
beautiful inside and out.......and 
we are so proud of her.



#10
Thankful for the joyful smile on
 the sweet face of my granddaughter
as she went back to school and was  
seeing her little friends. 
 Precious Pictures, can't believe
she is in 2nd grade already.







#11
Thankful for those who pick up our
refuse once a week.  I was sitting
looking out the window this morning
and praying when our refuse people
came thru out neighborhood.  As I
was watching them, I noticed there
was 2 of them, one on the back of
the truck and the driver, at each stop
the driver would jump out and help
too, and they were working at a very
 fast pace, and did cans on both sides
 of the street, and it was really a team
effort, and I thought, my heavens they
 must be totally exhausted at the end 
of the day if they work at that pace
 all day long.  So I have even more
appreciation for them than before.


#12
Thankful that we still get to pick
lil darling up after school every
Thursday, and also thankful we
 got to hear all about her first
 week of school today.............
Such Grammy Blessings!!






Well, that's it for Cozy Place 
this week.............


Thanks for popping in..........

and

Have a Special weekend.



Love, Hugs and
mid August Blessings,

Nellie

Sharing with:

Bloggers Pit Stop










Sunday, August 16, 2020

Scripture Sunday





Good Sunday Afternoon 
Sweet Friends,

Here is the scriptures for today.



May our Lord Jesus Christ himself 

and God our Father, who loved us

 and by his grace gave us eternal 
encouragement and good hope, 

 encourage your hearts and strengthen
 you in every good deed and word.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 NIV


May He encourage and strengthen
us all today and beyond.

Hugs,
Nellie

Sharing with:

April J Harris

Bloggers Pit Stop

Shabby Art Boutique




Friday, August 14, 2020

Thankful Thursday August 13, 2020, Limelight hydrangeas and Our Daughters Dining Room


Let the heavens rejoice,
 let the earth be glad;
 let them say among the nations, 
“The LORD reigns!” 
1 Chronicles 16:31 NIV


Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope all is going well with you 
these days.

Been a fairly good week here, but 
have gotten several sad reports this 
week that have grieved our hearts, and
 makes me thankful to know that the
Lord does reign, and he is still on his
 throne and is in control even tho it 
doesn't seem like it sometimes.


Pictures today are of limelight
hydrangeas and our Daughters 
dining room when we were there
a few weeks ago. You read more
about it below.....










So on with my Thankfuls....



#1
Thankful that we finally came
 out of our vacation stupor. We
 always go thru a bit of grief after
 we go to my daughters....we just
 miss being together so much.
Also think we might have been
fighting off a cold as well.


#2
Thankful that I finally got rid
of a headache I had.  It kept 
coming and going, so didn't
take anything for a day or so.
Then finally took tylenol and
it is gone............yay!!






#3
Thankful to be sleeping in my
own bed again.


#4
Thankful that everyone has been
 healthy in our family, other than 
slight sinus or cold symptoms.







#5
Thankful we are retired with
all the craziness that is going on.



#6
Thankful that we have food in
our fridge and pantry.






#7
Thankful for so many funny
videos we see online, the newest 
one is from the Holderness family.
  Just type in Holderness family
on your computer and you can 
choose them from utube or face-
book. I have only seen a few but
they were quite funny and you
 will definitely relate with them. 



#8
Thankful hubby saw our lil
brown bunny that comes around,
 lil darling named him/or her Coco, 
and we hadn't seen him for weeks
and feared a hawk or something
 might have gotten him, but he
 had just moved to the other side 
of our woods where we rarely go.
and we saw him in our backyard
again last evening.





#9
Thankful for limelight hydrangeas,
they are just so beautiful. I just 
love any hydrangea! but I have
seen them a number of times on
blogs, but my daughter actually
has 4-5 bushes. The last time
we were there they looked like
the bushes were dying but this
time they were full of luscious
blooms, so we brought some in
and made an arrangement for
her table.  These are the pics
you are seeing,  if you hadn't
already guessed.  lol
Trying to figure out if we can
have them here in Florida....
I have seen them at Lowe's
but sometimes that doesn't 
mean they will grow well here.


#10
Thankful I got back to card
making this week.  Did a birthday
card for my Daughter, and got
some others ready to go in our
shop soon.









#11
Thankful for our family and
friends.


#12
Thankful for those who pray for us
and that we can call on if we or the 
family need prayers for some reason.
and also Thankful we can pray for
them as well.  There is nothing like
being able to feel the prayers of
God's people.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well, that's in for Cozy Place
this week........


Thank You for checking in on
us this week.....so shocking that
we are already half way thru
August.





Have a Lovely Weekend,


Love, Hugs and 
Mid August Blessings.

Nellie


Sharing with:


Bloggers Pit Stop

Shabby Art Boutique

April J Harris




Sunday, August 9, 2020

Scripture Sunday






Good Sunday Morning
Sweet Friends,


Here is the verses for today!




If you declare with your mouth, 

“Jesus is Lord,” 
and believe in your heart that
 God raised him from the dead, 
you will be saved. 

 For it is with your heart that you

 believe and are justified, and it is 

with your mouth that you

 profess your faith and are saved.
Romans 10:9-10


It is a free gift from God
and it really is that simple.


Hugs,

Friday, August 7, 2020

Thankful Thursday August 6, 2020, More Summer Flowers


 I will give thanks to the LORD
 because of his righteousness; 
I will sing the praises of the name
 of the LORD Most High.
Psalm 7:17 NIV



Greetings Sweet Friends,

Hope you are doing well and have had
a good week.

We have been in Charleston visiting 
with our Daughter, Son-in-love and furry 
Grandson dog, Bentley since last Wed. and
 just returned this Wed. night.  Had a
 good time as always.

Pictures today are of summer flowers.
Flowers always make my heart happy,
so hope they do the same for you!






So on with my Thankfuls


#1
Thankful for a safe and uneventful
trip to Charleston and back.


#2 and 3
Thankful for a great time as always
just being together. We were able
to be outside quite a bit because 
they have a pool to cool off in.....

Very Thankful for that pool it was
such a blessing in the heat, and
made it so nice we could be out
side so much, as their yard is
gorgeous, and we all love being
out there.





#4
Thankful for a fun time cooking

together which is always fun for
us girls.....if you gotta cook it is
always more fun to do it with
someone you love, and makes it 
faster as well.


#5
Thankful for all the good take 
out food we enjoyed as well.







#6
Thankful for our only fun day out, going
 to a fun Vintage/Antique/Handmade store,
 which reminds me that store in our area 
that I spoke of last week on Thankful
 Thursday, called "Adjectives".  Just such
 a neat and different store and think they
 have different vendors as well.  Have
to say we enjoyed it but not as much
as normal due to mask wearing...



#7
Thankful we were able to make it
to the annual Bath and Body shop
Summer 75% off sale, as we made 
a haul.....Great to keep on hand as 
gifts or just something great for a
random act of kindness gift.





#8
Thankful for most of the day out as 
it was a special day out to celebrate
our Daughters birthday topped off
by going to dinner at Longhorns.
We were going to Carrabbas as that
is her fav but we found out their
Carrabbas has gone out of business.
Which was a bummer but dinner
at Longhorns was great too.
We celebrated early since we won't
be seeing her on her birthday.



#9
Thankful that the tropical storm was 
just that, as it went by our house in
Florida and as it passed us, up here
 in Charleston. We only had slight
wind and rain both places.
Thank You Jesus!





#10
Thankful for watching a lot of
 drybar comedy shows at night.
We watched some very funny 
and clean comedians. Humor
is a much needed thing for us
 in the times we are living in.

A cheerful heart is good medicine, 

Proverbs 17:22 NIV


#11
Thankful that we had great
weather the majority of the time,
only bad day, was rain on Monday 
as the storm came through.  It was
even cool enough to sit outside in
the early evening a few times since
it was so breezy, and that was a
very nice and unexpected surprise.






#12
Thankful for fresh warm donuts
from a place called "The fractured
Prune".  They have some delish
donuts.....so that is always some
thing we all look forward to every
since we have discovered them.



#13
Thankful for the change of scenery
and just being out of our house for
awhile...........






~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Well, that's it for Cozy Place this week.
This was our 
Summer Vacation edition.  lol


Thanks for stopping in.....
and 
hope you have a great weekend.



So....What are you Thankful for 
this week?


Love, Hugs, and
First week of August Blessings,

Nellie


Sharing with:

Shabby Art Boutique




A Stroll thru Life

April J Harris






Sunday, August 2, 2020

Scripture Sunday




Happy Sunday Morning
Sweet Friends,

Here are the verses for today!



The LORD is near to all who call on him,
 to all who call on him in truth. 
 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
 he hears their cry and saves them. 
 The LORD watches over all who love him,
 but all the wicked he will destroy.

Psalm 145:18-20 NIV 


Let's all call upon the Lord and let
him know how much we need and
love Him.


Hugs,
Nellie


Sharing with:

Thankful Thursday, September 4, 2025, And beautiful summer flowers

Praise be to the  Lord ,      for he showed me the wonders of his love Psalm 31:21 NIV Morning Sweet Friends, and Happy September to you all...